TCJ Blog

If you’ve ever studied Japanese, you’ve likely come across the JLPT — the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test. Passing the JLPT is considered important, as it can give you an advantage when applying to universities, seeking employment, or obtaining a visa. It is widely recognized as a way for non-native speakers to demonstrate their proficiency in Japanese. Today, we explore the necessity and significance of the JLPT — when it’s required, and just how important it really is.

When we communicate in Japanese, have you experienced to confuse about “onomatopoeia?” For example, “今日は雨がザアザア降っているね。(Kyou wa ame ga ZA-ZA- futte iru ne.): Today, it rains ZA-ZA-.” What is ZA-ZA-? We have more onomatopoeia like NIKO NIKO and GORO GORO. Let’s learn the magical Japanese words, onomatopoeia together.

This article explores the importance of learning Japanese for work and why we believe TCJ is the best school to help you with this.

Each person has their own perspective so we interviewed 3 teachers at TCJ to find out why student students choose to study at the school.

How do you say “ten thousand” or “two million” in Japan. Do you know how to read 0.12 or 1/2? Japanese numerical units and their readings are difficult to understand. Here are some units and readings of numbers that you may know, but may be surprisingly difficult to understand.